The Slope

The Slope

The Slope

Director: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu
Script: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu
Director of Photography: Ersan Çapan
Producer: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu, Orkan Bayram
Editing: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu, Orkan Bayram
Sound: İsmail Karadaş
Cast: Feridun Koç

Turkey / Fiction / 14' / 35mm / Black & White / 2008

A sharp look at humankind's marathon of life from the perspective of a suburban hospital's janitor.

CV

Mehmet Can Mertoğlu was born in Akhisar, Turkey in 1988. He studied Turkish Literature at the Bogazici (Bosphorus) University. His short films The Slope and Glimmer screened at various film festivals all around the world including Rotterdam, Edinburgh and Montreal.
His debut feature Album had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Critics' Week in 2016. Album has awarded at Cannes, as well as Sarajevo, Seville, Jerusalem and Adana.

Filmography

Albüm 2016
Fer 2011 (Kısa / Short)
Yokuş 2008 (Kısa / Short)

Festivals Attended

38th Rotterdam International Film Festival, 62th Edinburgh International Film Festival, 37th Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, 15th Valdivia International Film Festival, 23th Angers Premiers Plans Film Festival, 37th Huesca International Short Film Festival, 25th Fajr International Film Festival, 7th Mumbai Film Festival, 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 5th Warsaw European Film Week, 16th Santiago International Short Film Festival, 20th Istanbul Interantional Short Film Festival, 10th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival

Awards

Best Short Film - 5th Baku START International Students Film Festival
Best Short Film - 1st Middle East Technical University Short Film Festival

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